Glossary entry

Finnish term or phrase:

panttikorvaus

English translation:

deposit fee

Added to glossary by Adriana Andronache
Oct 4, 2010 10:48
13 yrs ago
Finnish term

panttikorvaus

Finnish to English Bus/Financial Economics
Palautuspisteen pitää rekisteröityä X:n järjestelmään voidakseen saada panttikorvauksia ja/tai käsittelykorvauksia.
Proposed translations (English)
4 deposit fee

Discussion

Adriana Andronache (asker) Oct 4, 2010:
Yes, Pia. It's about a recycling system for beverage containers.
Pia Maljanen Oct 4, 2010:
More background info Could you please tell a little more about the type of text this is. I somehow imagine this has to do with some kind recycling system such as bottle recycling or similar. Is this the case?

Proposed translations

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Selected

deposit fee

This term is used by Suomen Palautuspakkaus Oy that administers the recycling of beverage containers and promotes recycling in Finland.
Example sentence:

The Deposit Fee is an amount of compensation paid by Palpa to a Recipient for the recyclable plastic bottles a Recipient has received, for which deposits have been reimbursed to the consumers, and which are both identifiable and certified after inspection

Peer comment(s):

neutral Spencer Allman : just 'deposit'?
17 hrs
i do not think deposit would work because the deposit is what the customer gets when recycling
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